Watch: Filmmaker Samir Reflects On His ‘Iraqi Odyssey’

Watch: Filmmaker Samir Reflects On His 'Iraqi Odyssey'

In Samir’s soul-searching documentary "Iraqi Odyssey," the acclaimed Iraqi filmmaker crafts a sprawling 3D epic that traces the emigration of his family over more than half a century.

During the non-fiction feature’s Toronto International Film Festival debut, the director and his half-sister Souhair Riadh Ahmed sat down with Indiewire to discuss the culture and ideas that motivated the ambitious project.

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